Pickleball for All

Posted by Colin Heggie on Dec 06, 2016

Paul Philps hosted Don Friesen, a member of the Vernon Pickleball Association. Pickleball is one of North America’s fastest growing sports. It’s an easy game to learn & to play proficiently. It’s less stressful on aging body parts than tennis or other racquet sports. Because play is in segments of typically 15 to 20 minutes, with breaks between sets, pickleball is very social. VPA has grown within about five years to over 330 members. The club is anxious to have their own dedicated courts, which are about one third the size of a tennis court. The City of Vernon has offered a site for twelve courts, on the east side of the covered soccer facility at Marshall Fields, & VPA is now fund-raising to build their new facility, which they hope will be completed in time for the Fall 2017 BC Seniors Games.